Oakland County COVID-19 drive-thru testing including school-age children (free)
Note: This info from Oakland County may be subject to change. Contact the Health Division Nurse on Call Hotline at the number below for info.
Oakland County is expanding its free drive-thru COVID-19 testing to include school-age children. Children must be from 4-17 years old, have symptoms of coronavirus and be residents of or attend school in Oakland County. Testing is available weekdays by appointment only.
Parents can schedule an appointment through the Oakland County Health Division’s Nurse on Call hotline at 800-848-5533 or learn more at oakgov.com/covid/testing. No doctor’s note or prescription is needed and there is no fee.
“COVID-19 symptoms are milder in children than in adults, and some infected children may not have obvious signs of being sick,” Oakland County Medical Director Dr. Russell Faust said. “It is very important that parents and guardians trust their instincts and be overly cautious of all health and behavior changes and keep their child home from school and contact their pediatrician, family care practitioner or our Nurse on Call if their child is even mildly ill.”
The Health Division encourages residents to monitor their health symptoms carefully, including daily temperature checks, and to stay home when feeling mildly sick, or if feeling the onset of symptoms.
The Health Division offers drive-thru testing on in three different locations:
- Mondays and Wednesdays – South Oakland Health Center at 27725 Greenfield Road in Southfield
- Tuesdays and Thursdays – Oakland County government campus, 1200 N. Telegraph Road in Pontiac
- Fridays – Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge Campus at 28696 Oakland, Farmington Hills.
General COVID-19 resources are found at www.oakgov.com/covid or by contacting Nurse on Call at 800-848-5533 or noc@oakgov.com. Nurse on Call is available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. For current public health information, follow @publichealthOC on Facebook and Twitter.